basse-continues des pieçes a une et a deux violes, avec une augmentation de plusieurs pieçes particulieres en partition a la fin dedittes, paris: the author & jean hurel, 1689 — Marais, Marin

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Estimate: £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,594–$3,891
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Sale: Sotheby's — Musical Manuscripts, London · 23 May 2017
Dimensions: 22 x 31cm
Record ID: TB-2026-4566743
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Marin Marais, basse-continues des pieçes a une et a deux violes, avec une augmentation de plusieurs pieçes particulieres en partition a la fin dedittes, paris: the author & jean hurel, 1689. Sotheby's, 23 May 2017, lot 227. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4566743.

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Marin Marais, basse-continues des pieçes a une et a deux violes, avec une augmentation de plusieurs pieçes particulieres en partition a la fin dedittes, paris: the author & jean hurel, 1689. Sotheby's, 23 May 2017, lot 227. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4566743.

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From the same sale Musical Manuscripts · May 2017

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four autograph letters, signed (“g.puccini”, “gp.”, and “giacomo”), …	Giacomo Puccini	£1,500–£2,000
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